Machine for hulling nuts and the like



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MACHINE FOR HULLING NUTS AND THE LIKE Filed Nov. 19, 1950 fri] l 1 2 ZW LA l/ 7 INVENTOR l? mi; QJ @AML/M ATTO RN EY Patented Dec. 22V, V1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 15;."

onAN AGUs'rUs MILAM, or BRoWNWooD, TEXAsQAssIGNOR or oNE-Tiimnfr'o DoUGLAs coALsoN AND ONE-THIRD To ROBERT E. MILAN, Ynorrrfor BnoWNWooD, TEXAS MACHINE'EOR HULLTNG Nurs AND THE :LIKE

v Application filed November.19,;1 930. Serial No. 496,747,

My invention relates to machines for hull` ing nuts and the like and more particularly for cutting the ends of the hulls off of the nuts; and, thevobject is to provide simple mechanism for handling and cutting the shells preparatory to vslitting'the hulls longitudinally by the means shown in my companion Vapplication filled simultaneously with the present application. Other objects and advantages will be fully explained in the following description and the invention will be morevparticularly pointed out in the claims. Y

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings whichV form a part of this application. Y

Fig. 1 is Aanend elevation of the machine.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the feeding plate.

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of one of the guide plates.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the lower. guide plate.

Fig. 7 is a broken sectional view of the aw and an end elevation of the guides there- Similar characters of reference are used to indicate the same parts throughout the several views.

This machine is provided with a motor 3 which is provided withan upright shaft 2 and this shaft drives a saw 1 which is vhorizontally disposed. The motor 3 is provided with a bracket support 19. A bracket 4 is rigid with the motor housing and supports in part the lower guide plate A5. The motorV A saw 1 is mounted on a vertical shaft second guide plate 5 is attached to the guide plate 6 and to the bracket 4. The plater5` has a groove 7 for movement of nuts and "a slot 9 for discharging the nuts, or the sawed ends. Nuts are inserted manually through the opening 161 in'platefll *and` without removing the ffingers from the nuts,

the nuts are pushed with the fingers past .the-,saw-1.which saws olf the ends of the nutsi A spring `17 will bring the plate 11 back to starting position.` `The plate 11 has a slot 13 ,for the Vpassage of the stub holtl l'which also serves as a guide for 'the plate va groove 7 which projects far enough under the saw for the sawto commence cutting the endsoif of nuts;Y The large ends of Lthe `nuts will. not-go down` into the groove 7,

but will project far enough through the slot 1% to be caught by the saw and the ends cut o The nuts .are fed to the machine singly by the hand by projecting the nut through the opening 16. The slide 11 aids in pressing the nut against the saw. When a sawing act is completed on one end, slide 11 comes back to starting point, the other end of the nut is projected through the opening 16 and the slide pushed forward to present the nut to the saw. j

What I claim, is,-l

1. A nut hulling machine comprising a frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame, a saw rigid with said shaft, horizontal guides, one above and below said saw, each provided with a slot for receiving and guiding the end of a nutyand aV slide opi eratively connected to the upper guide and provided with an opening to receive a nut.

2.*A nut hulling machine comprising a j frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame, means for driving said shaft,- a saw horizontally disposed and rigid with said shaft, aphorizontal guide projecting partly under said saw and a horizontal guide projecting partly over said saw, gages carried by said guides for preventing said saw from Wabbling, said lovver guide having a groove and a slot for receiving the end of a nut While being sawed, said upper guide having a slot for the passage of a nut, an operating slide provided with an opening for the passage of nuts to saidguides and for forcing nuts against said saw, and means for bringing said slide back to starting point.

3. A nut hulling machine comprising' a frame, an upright shaft journaled in said frame, a saw rigid with said shaft and means for driving said shaft, guides rigid With saidy frame provided withV means for holding nuts of different sizes, an operating slide mounted above said? guides and provided with an opening for projecting nuts therethrough to said guides, means on said guides for guiding said slide in its reciprocal Inotion, and means forY bringing said slide back to Starting point automatically. Y

4. A nut hulling machine comprising a frame, a motorprovided with a shaft journaled in said frame and provided With a housing, a saw rigid With said shaft, a lower guide rigid with said housing and provided with a groove and a slot for receiving nuts, an upper guide provided with a slot for the passage of nuts and attached to said frame and provided with guiding channels on the edges thereof, and a nut actuating slide adapted to move in said channels and provided With an opening to receive nuts to be forced past said saw.

In testimony whereof, I set my hand, this 10th day of November, 1930.

CRAN AGUSTUS MILAM- 

